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Sep 02 2021
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Supreme Court Upholds New Texas Abortion Law, For Now
The U.S. Supreme Court late Wednesday night refused to block a Texas law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The vote was 5-to-4, with three Trump-appointed justices joining two other conservative justices. Dissenting were conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, and the court's three liberal justices.
The decision left open the option for abortion providers to challenge the
NPR (Online News)Aug 01 2022
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When the Democrats Try to Get Tough On Crime
From the CenterTwo summers ago, in the aftermath of the tragic deaths of George Floyd and Breanna Taylor, a series of peaceful protests and less-peaceful riots gave birth to the “Defund the Police” rallying cry. Since then, Republicans have worked earnestly to affix that slogan to every Democratic candidate, and most Democrats have worked just as tirelessly to distance themselves from it
Dan SchnurSep 01 2021
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Missing Oklahoma representative threatened embassy on unsanctioned Afghan rescue mission: Report
Oklahoma Rep. Markwayne Mullin, who is said to be safe but is currently missing, threatened embassy workers for Tajikistan while attempting to enter bordering Afghanistan to rescue five U.S. citizens, according to a new report.
The congressman made a phone call to the U.S. ambassador to Tajikistan on Monday, during which he told the embassy that he planned to fly from Tbilisi, Georgia,
Washington ExaminerSep 13 2020
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Half of all 2019 donations to ActBlue came from ‘unemployed’ donors who are untraceable: Report
An analysis of some $400 million in donations to the Democrat-supporting ActBlue fundraising platform found that about half of all donors were listed as “unemployed” and are untraceable.
According to initial computer analysis by the Take Back Action Fund, a conservative political group, the discrepancies raise new “serious concerns” about potential massive foreign influence less than
Bizpac ReviewAug 31 2021
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‘Democracy will be in shambles’: Democrats in last-ditch effort to protect voting rights
Democrats are pushing what may be their last chance to hold off voter suppression efforts by Republicans, and say that their control of both the House and Senate is at risk if they do not pass their new legislation to protect elections.
Their bill, which cleared the US House on a party-line vote last week, has now been taken up by a bitterly divided Senate. It would ensure that states
The GuardianFeb 11 2021
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How a leading anti-Trump group ignored a crisis in its ranks
Last June, the Lincoln Project was on a high.
Led by several prominent former Republican consultants, its slickly produced ads attacking President Donald Trump made it perhaps the best known of the so-called Never Trump organizations. The group tried to claim a higher moral ground in an effort to purge Trump from the GOP. Money flowed in by the tens of millions of dollars from donors
Associated Press Fact CheckSep 22 2017
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McCain to vote no on ObamaCare repeal
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Friday announced that he will vote against the latest proposal to repeal ObamaCare, potentially dooming the legislation and, with it, the GOP's last shot at passing a health-care overhaul this year.
The HillJan 17 2018
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Kelly expresses optimism about ‘dreamer’ deal without suggesting timeline
As House Republican leaders worked to avoid a government shutdown by rounding up votes for a short-term spending bill, White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly expressed optimism that Congress will work out a deal to protect “dreamers.”
Washington PostFeb 22 2018
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Bridging the Divide: Friendship Across Partisan Lines
What does a progressive woman from Berkeley, California have in common with a conservative man from small-town America? On paper, not much, but in the case of Joan Blades and John Gable, they share at least one thing — a deep desire to heal the political divide.
Billy Binion